Light At The End Of The Tunnel
The last couple of weeks have been incredibly hard to document due to the...
Tag Archives: restoration
Another Care Package
Yet another round of parts ordered from MotorWorks UK have arrived. Contained within are...
No More Jack
No… The title is not some proclamation of mine declaring that I am off...
Paint It Black
Now that the motor is running, it’s time to focus on getting the motorcycle...
Arm The Torpedoes
Ludicrously close to firing her up for the first time since the top-end and...
One Up
After much deliberation, I decided to remove the pillion/exhaust brackets from the frame. While...
On… With Your Head?
With the clutch and gearbox sorted, the next port of call was the R80’s...
Airhead Clutch Rebuild
In an effort to stop myself from rewriting the BMW R80 user manual, I’ll...
Blackened Heart
I’ve now reached an incredibly gratifying part of the BMW R80 build; the re-installation...
Care Package Has Arrived!
My patience has finally been rewarded; the parts necessary for the BMW R80 motor...
Motor Paint Preparation
With the drone of the sandblaster still ringing in my ears, occasionally subsiding to...
Off With Your Head!
Biiiiiig weekend of motor disassembly. Most of the weekend was spent carefully draining oil,...
Tidied Triple Clamps
Insanely tight… No, sadly I’m not referring to a type of niche pornography… I’m...
While We Wait
A lot currently hinges on the delivery of my MotorWorks order from the UK....